Enter to win a copy of the book, Knit Local, as well as two beautiful skeins of Tanis Fiber Arts yarn by leaving a comment under this blogpost by July 15, 2012. Please do not forget to include your contact information!

The giveaway winner will be announced on Episode 64.

Please email me your personal knitting story to share on a future episode! Send your 5+ minute story recording to nevernotknitting@gmail.com and receive a knitting related thank you gift from me!

Book and yarn! Wow! The car trip with your son screaming brought back memories. So sorry you had to go through that. I may never forget the trip from WI to MI when our youngest son screamed almost the whole trip. We were all miserable. Thankfully they do grow out of it! :)

Hi Alana,I listened to your podcast while I was at the gym this morning. Thanks for the yarn reviews. I will be starting a sweater with Quince yarns in the next day or two - or maybe 3? - and loved hearing your assessment. I can't wait! Have you tried Sundara yarn? I love their silk blends.Your giveaway sounds fantastic. I would love to win, as I never win anything! If not, I guess I may just have to purchase the yarn and book on my own!

I loved your detailed comments about the Quince yarn. My husband, whose factory combed and spun the yarn, smiled when he heard it. Thank you for appreciating the thought and craftsmanship that goes into making a fantastic product.

That was a fun Podcast... I know how you must have felt with the screaming baby, it's a wonder they don't fall asleep! It was fun to hear the knitter's story, nice to know that we all start from humble beginnings.

What a fabulous giveaway! Yarn stores and children, always a "fun" combination. I used to have my 18 month old (he's now 3!) on my back, and hold tight to my then 3 year old (now 5) very tactile boys hand, and have my daughter, then 4, hold on to a toy, or whatever yarn I picked out so she couldn't pick up the yarn! Fun times.Jessica, MonkeyButtBabies on Ravelry

Now I am in 2 minds about the whole knit, eat, grow local idea. In principle I think it is a good idea. But then I think we are a country (New Zealand) wanting to sell produce to the world and we want people to buy it . To tell you the truth I decided to try to knit with only NZ wool and have found that to be difficult to get the range of yarn that I would like. But having said that it would be cool to enhance my stash with such gorgeous yarns and books are highly valued in my house. I enjoy your blog keep it up. Donnajefferis@clear.net.nz

I love the idea of "knitting local". I recently moved to Texas and was surprised to find out about all the Alpaca farms and mohair goat ranches. The Tanis Fiber yarns look gorgeous - would love to knit with it.Love your podcasts. Always hear something useful and amusing.

I would so much like to win both the book and the yarn you are offering in this podcast episode! Tanis yarn was the first ever yarn I bought from overseas (it was a small knitting kit for fiddlehead mittens). I was soooo happy when I received her incredibly nice coloured yarn and Tanis had put in a sweet personal note which I just loved! She is incredible

Thanks for the fun! Pretty yarn! I have 4 boys...the thought of taking them into a yarn store for anything longer than 3 minutes makes me cringe and start apologizing for whatever they might do in the future...2 I can handle...all 4? Now that takes the fun out of it!

I'm sure we all have stories of first sweaters and acrylic yarn. It's always nice to hear that I'm not the only one who started out that way! Although I actually still wear my first sweater around the house. Thanks to Tannis for the story and the yarn donation, and thanks to Alana for the podcast.

What a wonderful book! I love that it actually lists the US yarn producers. Sometimes it's difficult to tell when a company is US but uses other wool or is international and uses US wool or what on earth is going on! I will have to buy that book if my luck doesn't pull through in this drawing. :)

"Local" info! What a wonderful book this would be for my car travels--I'm a driving fool! I'm just about to set off on a loooong driving trip from the midwest to Kodiak AK--4000 mi without side trips--with the return part including an auto ferry ride, Seattle, and perhaps even the Bay area, so I'd love to have a source of fiber for side trips.

[Obviously, this travel will severely cut into my knitting time for the next couple of months!]

Hi Alana, story about blue cable needle in your bed triggered my memory too. And so sorry for the trip with screaming child. I think I will never forget some of our trips like yours... Shelter is spun in a "woolen" style, which is not often done for the commercial yarn. It gives more air and lightness to the yarn, but also pills easier. You can Google "worsted" and "woolen spun yarn" to get more in depth information. Thank you for a great giveaway!

Thanks for another great episode... among everyhting, I enjoyed listening to the all-american wools and Tanis knitting story (it's the first time I was hearing her voice!)And this is such a generous giveaway, I LOVE TFA yarns and can't get enough of them!

I've been knitting Manu in Quince & Co. Chickadee, its a great yarn and so reasonably priced! I've been wanting to try out some of their other yarns, so I really appreciated hearing your thoughts on two of the Quince & Co. yarns. (Ashley1313 on Ravelry)

I'm a new listener and decided to start with #1. I'm now on #19 and decided that if I want a chance to win one of your wonderful giveaways I should start to mix up some new with the old.

As a side, your son was born on my son's EDD! My little guy came out a week later. His sweater wasn't nearly as cute as your cabled one. I knit the Baby Sophisticate (my first sweater) and he was so big he only wore it once.

I recently discovered your podcast via itunes after buying my first iphone. I just wanted to let you know that I am enjoying your podcasts immensely! They are perfect for when I get a chance to sit and knit while the children nap during the day. Many thanks! :)

That book sounds interesting although I'm not at all US local (Australian local at the mo). I have some Puffin in my stash for the same reasons that you got your. Everyone talks about it! I got it last year at Loop in London and it will one day become a hat.

At the moment I'm working on Stasis, a Brooklyn Tweed design out of Loft. It is a very unusual yarn. Very fine but strong but also like you said easy to rip if you want to. I think the finished pullover will be so nice to wear!

And I've been eying Tanis yarns for ages but too stingy to order! :) That stuff must be great!

Great giveaway-I've been interested in Tanis Fiberarts for a while now. I can so relate to being trapped in a car with a screaming baby...my son did the same thing on a vacation trip when he was 6 months old. It was brutal! Now that he's 2 we're giving it another try this summer...cross your fingers for us ; )lilybea on Ravelry